tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post7623981506615776101..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: People Develop, Not PlacesJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-23431891543980085382013-06-13T08:44:45.215-04:002013-06-13T08:44:45.215-04:00Yes, robustly.Yes, robustly.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-24056174251684707262013-06-13T02:45:51.452-04:002013-06-13T02:45:51.452-04:00Does the Portland strategy address that problem of...Does the Portland strategy address that problem of inmigration?Done By Fortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246597867355460723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-59651002697807031172013-06-12T15:17:42.465-04:002013-06-12T15:17:42.465-04:00Education and vocational trainer are the tradition...Education and vocational trainer are the traditional place-centric approaches to development. Attracting migrants is another option.<br /><br />Most people are risk-averse and won't move. Much better chance of a place dying out than emptying out. The demographic reality is a combination of the two. The main problem is lack of inmigration.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-5909582622795999192013-06-12T15:05:23.692-04:002013-06-12T15:05:23.692-04:00It's a bit of a game changer to realize that i...It's a bit of a game changer to realize that it's really about people and not places. I have to wonder about the people who aren't particularly mobile though, who have few opportunities to develop, and stay in a place that's in a downward decline. <br /><br />Is the answer that, developed or not, they should find a way to pick up and move, too? Done By Fortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246597867355460723noreply@blogger.com